Archive: Fight Night 42

The New Mexico Athletic Commission has cleared all ‘UFC Fight Night: Albuquerque’ from their drug screenings for banned substances. A list of fighters testes is unknown. ‘UFC Fight night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov’ took place on June 7 and aired on FOX Sports 1.

Former UFC welterweight turned lightweight made a critical error last Saturday at UFC Fight Night 42 when he pushed a referee. (Replay HERE) He was immediately released from the UFC, and following that release and all the PED fall-out in the UFC, High took to twitter with the following: Push steroids, not referees. #NOTED —...

“I think if it happened to anybody, it would’ve gotten a mention. It’s an abnormal thing. But if a guy gets kicked in the groin in the first round and then gets knocked out in the second, you don’t see people writing headlines like, ‘Groin kick comes before knockout.’ Bryan Caraway Fish Hooks Perez Before...

“Diego lost that fight,” White told UFC.com Tuesday. “The judge who judged that fight should never be judging fights again. He never should be judging fights of this caliber, he needs to go back down into the amateurs and really learn how to judge a fight. First of all, you gave every round to Diego,...

Ut-Oh! As if the city of Albuquerque needed another blemish on their reputation following Saturday’s UFC event… In a flyweight bout on Saturday’s main card, John Dodson earned a Doctor Stoppage victory after the ringside physician wouldn’t let Moraga continue, due to a broken nose. (Replay HERE) Now there’s this: Nose not broken btw. Four...

“Oh, that’s not good. Fishhook? Well, you have to give Bryan the benefit of the doubt. I hope he didn’t do that on purpose, but things happen I guess. The bottom line in ‘Goyito’ made a mistake, and he learned from that mistake I hope. We won’t be shooting from across the cage again.” “He...

Former UFC lightweight champion, Ben ‘Smooth’ Henderson is ready for another shot at the belt, but in the interim he’s ready to take on all-comers. Benson Henderson on if he felt pressure taking a fight with a fighter ranked lower than him: “I never felt it. I understood it was a low reward, high risk fight,...

Former UFC bantamweight champ, Dominick Cruz broke down last night’s main event on FOX Sports 1. “It was a competitive fight from the start. You could see Henderson was making it awkward for Khabilov. Benson knew he had to stay composed and got back to his feet every time he was taken down by Khabilov....

Last night on FOX Sports 1, Benson Henderson earned his first stoppage victory since entering the UFC. BJPENN.COM has compiled the reactions of several notable pro-fighters and MMA insiders so you can get a glimpse of Saturday’s Hangover. Ben Henderson is cooler than a fan in the octagon ! #sorelaxed #UFCFightNight — Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA)...

Last night the world erupted with controversy following a bad judges decision in favor of Diego Sanchez. BJPENN.COM has compiled the reactions of several notable pro-fighters and MMA insiders so you can get a glimpse of Saturday’s Hangover. Check it: I think Ross Pearson just crushed that fight — Louis Smolka (@LASTSAMURAIMMA) June 8, 2014...

“With that victory, I want to put a challenge out to Nate Diaz. Diaz-Diego, let’s do this in Mexico. Stop being a crybaby crying about not getting enough money. Be a real fighter and fight because you love to fight. Fight me. See if you can hang with this. Come on, Dana (White), make it...

“I do my talking inside the octagon. A lot of times, your guys’ job is to tell a story and say this and say that, and you want us to say this and say that. … ‘Hey, Piotr Hallman, say this.’ You give your questions a certain way. “I’m on to your guys’ tricks. Don’t...

Two-time Oscar winner Mel Gibson is apparently a UFC fan and as such, he watches fights in good company. As seen in the photo, Mel Gibson and UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, enjoyed some time last night at UFC Fight Night 42.

Emotional after getting stopped by Rafael dos Anjos, ATT’s Jason High took his frustrations out on the in-cage official. As seen on the FOX Sports 1 broadcast, High shoved the referee halfway across the cage for stopping the fight. UFC Executive, Dave Sholler commented on the incident during the evening’s post-fight press conference: “Ultimately, that...

Rustam Khabilov and Ben Henderson headlined tonight’s card on Fox Sports 1 with their strategic lightweight bout. Henderson walked into this fight ranked at #2 while Khabilov was ranked #11. Rustam Khabilov did a fantastic job in the first round for someone who is not even in the top ten. He outworked the former UFC...

Diego Sanchez was stiff in his performance tonight, and it almost cost him the fight. Whenever Ross Pearson would charge forward with a hook, Sanchez was not able to dodge it and never followed up with a takedown attempt. He seemed frustrated that he could not find a comfortable striking distance while Pearson had found...

John Dodson walked into the octagon tonight as a heavy favorite, and his performance proved the bookies right. Dodson is one of the best athletes in mixed martial arts today and showcased his skills well against John Moraga. Dodson’s speed in unparallelled. It is a fact smaller fighters tend to move faster, but he even...

Despite his opponent being a BJJ Champion, Jason High took the fight to the ground early and implemented his ground-and-pound game. Every time Dos Anjos would try to set up a submission, High postured up and moved out of the way just in time. Once they returned to their feet, you could see High was...

Piotr Hallmann pushed through a tough first round to dominate in the second and third rounds. Yves Edwards’ footwork seemed to have confused Hallmann in the opening five minutes, which halted Hallmann from taking the fight to the ground. Edwards then proceeded to abandon his footwork in favor of power-punches which left him susceptible to...

Erik Perez did an amazing job at picking Bryan Caraway apart with his boxing skills in the first round. Despite finding success with his hands, Perez often tried to land head kicks to score a flashy knockout win. Most of them missed and it left him Bryan Caraway walked to the middle of the octagon...

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